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All the tracks here are experimental drones, created from compositions, samples & sections of larger works...via software; scanned into Audacity (freeware: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)...then worked (and re-worked) until they sounded right for ambient mixing. D/L zip-file includes a list of original artists used (some Jazz, some Ambient).

I'm still listening to the Run Lola Run soundtrack in the car between listening to Bob and Tom and NPR stuff... The soundtrack is mostly good - it has the same themes throughout the disc so it gets a bit weary to listen to all the way through - but in short bursts it's quite nice.

Enjoying Meat Beat Manifesto - Subliminal Sandwich at my desk. Some brilliant stuff on this 2-discer. Also - Underworld - Pearl's Girl was also on the player yesterday.

This weekend I watched and listened to Time of the Earth for the first time in a couple of years. Oh boy it's still fantastic! Thank you Steve & Steve! Can anyone suggest something similar to this for me to check out?

This weekend I watched and listened to Time of the Earth for the first time in a couple of years. Oh boy it's still fantastic! Thank you Steve & Steve! Can anyone suggest something similar to this for me to check out?

Yeah just about any of the films by Ron Fricke. Try "Chronos," "Sacred Site," "Baraka" or even "Koyaanisqatsi."

This weekend I watched and listened to Time of the Earth for the first time in a couple of years. Oh boy it's still fantastic! Thank you Steve & Steve! Can anyone suggest something similar to this for me to check out?

Yeah just about any of the films by Ron Fricke. Try "Chronos," "Sacred Site," "Baraka" or even "Koyaanisqatsi."

Thanks for the recommendation!

This evening:

Saul Stokes - Outfolding -- I never get tired of this album. Personally I think it's one of the best electronic albums I've ever heard. It's beautiful, restrained and varied.

Battles-Mirrored: Zappaesque to say the least. Its always a pleasure to listen to the modern state of rock sans the eyeshadow and whining voices of poor broken hearted white kids that their greatest life tragedy is that their parents forgot to pay their SUV payment last month.

Neurosis-The Eye of Every Storm:An epic album that reveals yet another side and sound of one of metal's most influencial bands.

The Blood Brothers - Young Machetes: The fifth and last album from this Seattle post-punk outfit. You'll either love it or hate it. My wife hates it...

Selected tracks from Mark Mahoney's upcoming album.

Squarepusher: Hello EverythingIn one word-brilliant.

Mr. Bungle-Disco Volante: Spastic, experimental and amazing. I can't begin to count the hours I've devoted to deciphering this album.

In my quest to clean, purge, and organize - I've been going through all of my cd's - pulling out the artwork and tossing the jewel cases. To my somewhat surprise... I found I had a lot more cd's in tubs in the basement than I thought (I thought most of those tubs were already empty jewels!) In fact - I have 100+ of those cd's I just 'rescued' from the basement.

It's like they're all new again! Some ended up there for a reason - they're just not as great - but some just ended up there accidentally due to a hurried cleaning up in my studio...

now: add n to x - I don't remember the title because they didn't see it as necessary to putting their band name or album title on the disc... however, I remember the cover art so I know it's them... what a wild disc this is. Lots of crazy analog synth punkish stuff.

Watched a few Vonfrickle videos on youtube... hilarious (in a great way). I used to be in a band with one of the guitarists in Von Frickle. It's instrumental prog stuff - really worth your time if you like prog! Check out their myspace page... http://www.myspace.com/vonfrickle

Also - continuing the trek through my cd's I had tossed in the basement... all about the 80's at the moment...

three discs on the rotation today:alio die - under an holy ritual, biosphere - substratathese two are on my all time favorites list. this is the only biosphere disc that i really like. the alio die disc is an absolute classici am currently listening to rising by lustmord - a typically dark ambient cd by one of that style's best!